NBA Basketball Player Data
We have collated and analyzed the age, height and weight data NBA players going back to 1947, you can see the graphs and analysis here. Below is the data tables that were used for the graphs.
Table of Average Data
The height and weight values were converted from the supplied units in pounds and feet/inches. If you wish to convert the height and weight values back to imperial units you can use one of our calculators. BMI is calculated by dividing the player weight (in kg) by the square of their height (in meters). The age listed is the age at the start of October for the first year they played.
| Rookie Year | Number | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI | Age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 161 | 85.6 | 188.8 | 24.0 | 26.9 |
| 1948 | 40 | 83.7 | 188.8 | 23.5 | 26.3 |
| 1949 | 94 | 87.5 | 191.1 | 23.9 | 26.6 |
| 1950 | 120 | 86.3 | 190.8 | 23.6 | 26.3 |
| 1951 | 30 | 89.0 | 194.1 | 23.6 | 25.0 |
| 1952 | 29 | 87.5 | 192.3 | 23.6 | 25.1 |
| 1953 | 34 | 88.0 | 191.6 | 23.9 | 24.2 |
| 1954 | 35 | 89.1 | 194.2 | 23.7 | 24.3 |
| 1955 | 35 | 88.0 | 193.5 | 23.5 | 24.6 |
| 1956 | 29 | 91.6 | 195.2 | 24.0 | 24.1 |
| 1957 | 26 | 91.5 | 196.3 | 23.7 | 24.3 |
| 1958 | 21 | 89.5 | 193.8 | 23.8 | 25.0 |
| 1959 | 25 | 92.7 | 196.6 | 24.0 | 24.2 |
| 1960 | 19 | 93.7 | 196.4 | 24.2 | 24.3 |
| 1961 | 20 | 90.7 | 195.6 | 23.7 | 24.0 |
| 1962 | 36 | 91.2 | 194.2 | 24.2 | 24.4 |
| 1963 | 36 | 92.5 | 197.0 | 23.8 | 24.1 |
| 1964 | 23 | 91.1 | 195.4 | 23.8 | 24.3 |
| 1965 | 25 | 94.1 | 197.2 | 24.1 | 23.7 |
| 1966 | 23 | 92.2 | 196.4 | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| 1967 | 32 | 91.4 | 197.4 | 23.4 | 24.0 |
| 1968 | 173 | 92.2 | 196.3 | 23.9 | 25.1 |
| 1969 | 92 | 92.3 | 196.7 | 23.8 | 23.9 |
| 1970 | 77 | 90.4 | 195.6 | 23.6 | 24.1 |
| 1971 | 100 | 91.9 | 197.4 | 23.5 | 24.1 |
| 1972 | 79 | 92.4 | 197.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 |
| 1973 | 69 | 91.0 | 196.8 | 23.5 | 23.7 |
| 1974 | 63 | 90.4 | 197.5 | 23.1 | 23.6 |
| 1975 | 74 | 89.9 | 197.4 | 23.0 | 23.6 |
| 1976 | 70 | 92.5 | 198.7 | 23.4 | 23.5 |
| 1977 | 43 | 90.1 | 197.5 | 23.1 | 23.5 |
| 1978 | 57 | 90.6 | 197.0 | 23.3 | 23.8 |
| 1979 | 53 | 91.6 | 197.5 | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| 1980 | 53 | 92.9 | 199.0 | 23.4 | 24.0 |
| 1981 | 77 | 91.6 | 199.3 | 23.0 | 24.1 |
| 1982 | 65 | 93.8 | 200.2 | 23.3 | 24.0 |
| 1983 | 63 | 94.1 | 200.5 | 23.3 | 23.9 |
| 1984 | 55 | 93.8 | 200.5 | 23.3 | 23.9 |
| 1985 | 60 | 95.9 | 201.0 | 23.7 | 24.1 |
| 1986 | 62 | 96.5 | 202.1 | 23.5 | 24.2 |
| 1987 | 63 | 94.8 | 200.8 | 23.4 | 24.0 |
| 1988 | 59 | 93.8 | 199.1 | 23.6 | 24.2 |
| 1989 | 77 | 94.0 | 199.3 | 23.6 | 24.1 |
| 1990 | 81 | 94.3 | 198.2 | 23.9 | 24.2 |
| 1991 | 73 | 96.5 | 201.3 | 23.8 | 24.1 |
| 1992 | 61 | 95.1 | 198.3 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| 1993 | 66 | 98.6 | 199.3 | 24.7 | 24.2 |
| 1994 | 72 | 99.0 | 201.5 | 24.3 | 24.4 |
| 1995 | 60 | 96.7 | 199.6 | 24.2 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 74 | 100.3 | 200.2 | 24.9 | 24.3 |
| 1997 | 69 | 99.5 | 200.2 | 24.7 | 24.5 |
| 1998 | 66 | 98.7 | 199.9 | 24.6 | 24.1 |
| 1999 | 67 | 100.5 | 200.8 | 24.8 | 23.6 |
| 2000 | 60 | 98.5 | 199.2 | 24.7 | 23.9 |
| 2001 | 68 | 103.3 | 203.0 | 25.0 | 24.2 |
| 2002 | 69 | 102.9 | 202.4 | 25.0 | 23.2 |
| 2003 | 64 | 100.5 | 201.8 | 24.6 | 24.2 |
| 2004 | 67 | 100.6 | 200.7 | 24.9 | 23.7 |
| 2005 | 70 | 100.9 | 200.6 | 25.0 | 23.6 |
| 2006 | 85 | 98.7 | 199.4 | 24.7 | 23.5 |
| 2007 | 80 | 100.0 | 200.4 | 24.8 | 23.5 |
| 2008 | 64 | 100.6 | 202.0 | 24.6 | 23.4 |
| 2009 | 62 | 101.6 | 202.1 | 24.8 | 22.9 |
| 2010 | 58 | 97.1 | 197.7 | 24.8 | 23.5 |
| 2011 | 67 | 103.6 | 201.8 | 25.4 | 23.6 |
| 2012 | 81 | 98.9 | 199.2 | 24.8 | 23.7 |
| 2013 | 78 | 101.0 | 201.1 | 24.9 | 23.7 |
| 2014 | 78 | 96.9 | 199.7 | 24.2 | 23.8 |
| 2015 | 82 | 99.3 | 200.5 | 24.6 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | 73 | 100.3 | 202.0 | 24.5 | 23.5 |
| 2017 | 88 | 97.3 | 200.7 | 24.1 | 23.4 |
| 2018 | 90 | 95.8 | 199.7 | 24.0 | 23.7 |
Data Source
The data is derived from the Basketball Reference website by kaggle user Omri Goldstein. The dataset includes stats on over 3000 Players NBA Players from 1947-2018.
Related Pages
- Body Size of NBA Basketball Players
- Body Size in Basketball
- Fitness testing for basketball
- Height records, including the tallest and shortest in sports.
- Olympic Games Anthropometry for other sports in 2012.
- Athlete Body Size Changes Over Time
- Sports Nutrition for Basketball
- All about fitness testing, including anthropometry testing
- More on measuring body size from the fitness testing section.
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